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Freed Russian Dissident Kara-Murza, Serving 25-Year Sentence, Calls for More Prisoner Swaps, Predicts Putin's Downfall
Sep 22, 2024, 07:11 AM
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian dissident recently freed in a prisoner swap after serving two years of a 25-year sentence for high treason, has called for more prisoner exchanges, describing them as 'life-saving operations.' Speaking at a press conference in London this morning, Kara-Murza urged Western governments and Russia's exiled opposition to prepare for a democratic transition in Russia. He emphasized that hundreds of political prisoners remain in Russia and further swaps are crucial. Kara-Murza also stressed that Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to win the war in Ukraine and predicted that the Putin regime will collapse without warning. He vowed to return to Russia, believing passionately that the country's future as a democratic state and peace in Europe depend on Russia's defeat in Ukraine.
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